Planning application
Cerne Abbas Burial Ground Abbey Street Cerne Abbas
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 Yews - Reduce the crowns of all 9 by up to 1m & shape in G2 Limes - Remove deadwood and hanging or fractured branches throughout the crowns of all trees within the group T1 Beech - Remove deadwood and hanging or fractured branches throughout the crown T2 Horse Chestnut - Crown raise by up to 3m & remove deadwood
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00181
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00181
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2025/05503 Granted
Cerne Abbas Burial Ground Abbey Street Cerne Abbas
T1 Yew - Remove the collapsed laterals overhanging the gravestones T2 Silver Birch - Remove the lower collapsing lateral
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 5 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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